All 3 Uses of
muse
in
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Thou, Julia, thou hast metamorphos'd me;— Made me neglect my studies, lose my time, War with good counsel, set the world at nought; Made wit with musing weak, heart sick with thought.†
Scene 1.1 (definition 1) *
- Muse not that I thus suddenly proceed; For what I will, I will, and there an end.†
Scene 1.3 (definition 2)
- Why muse you, sir?†
Scene 2.1 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (muse as in: her musings) reflect (think) deeply on a subject -- perhaps aloud
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(2) (muse as in: She was his muse) the source of an artist's inspiration - especially a person or mythological goddesseditor's notes: The 9 muses were the daughters of the Greek gods Zeus & Mnemosyne. Each of the muses was thought to inspire and preside over one of the arts.